The Elysian Acoustic Labs Annihilator 2026 is 22Ω at 99.4 dB/mW; the Elysian Acoustic Labs Apostle 2026 is 10Ω at 97.0 dB/mW. This page covers what they ask of an amplifier, not how they sound.
The Apostle 2026 needs 2.4 dB more than the Annihilator 2026 to reach the same loudness — 2.0 mW against 1.1 mW.
| Specification | Annihilator 2026 | Apostle 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Impedance | 22 Ω | 10 Ω |
| Sensitivity | 99.4 dB/mW | 97.0 dB/mW |
| Sensitivity (voltage) | 116.0 dB/V | 117.0 dB/V |
| Power for 100 dB | 1.1 mW | 2.0 mW |
| Voltage for 100 dB | 0.16 V | 0.14 V |
| Current for 100 dB | 7.2 mA | 14.1 mA |
| Highest source impedance that leaves them alone (one-eighth rule) | 2.75 Ω | 1.25 Ω |
| Sources that reach 100 dB out of 280 | 280 | 280 |
Every source in the database that drives one of them drives the other. On power, the choice between these two changes nothing about what amplifier you need.
8 sources are low enough in output impedance for the Annihilator 2026 under the one-eighth rule but not for the Apostle 2026 (FiiO KA13, Schiit Vali 2+, Astell&Kern HC3, 5 more).
280 of the 280 sources here reach 100 dB on both.
The Annihilator 2026 is more demanding than 49% of the 567 non-electrostatic models in this database; the Apostle 2026 than 44%.
| dB SPL | Annihilator 2026 power | Annihilator 2026 voltage | Apostle 2026 power | Apostle 2026 voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0.01 mW | 16 mV | 0.02 mW | 14 mV |
| 85 | 0.04 mW | 28 mV | 0.06 mW | 25 mV |
| 90 | 0.11 mW | 50 mV | 0.20 mW | 45 mV |
| 95 | 0.36 mW | 89 mV | 0.63 mW | 79 mV |
| 100 | 1.1 mW | 0.16 V | 2.0 mW | 0.14 V |
| 105 | 3.6 mW | 0.28 V | 6.3 mW | 0.25 V |
| Source | Price | Headroom, Annihilator 2026 | Headroom, Apostle 2026 | Output impedance | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JadeAudio JA11 | $20 | 12.5 dB | 6.7 dB | 0.5 Ω | 1.7 µV |
| FiiO KA11 | $29 | 22.8 dB | 18.9 dB | 0.7 Ω | 1.7 µV |
| FiiO BTR11 | $36 | 15.0 dB | 11.5 dB | 0.5 Ω | 8.0 µV |
Of the 280 sources here, 280 reach 100 dB on both. 65 of them also publish an output impedance low enough for both under the one-eighth rule and a noise figure that stays below the audible-hiss threshold with both.
The cheapest of the 65 is the JadeAudio JA11, at $20. It leaves 12.5 dB of headroom on the Annihilator 2026 and 6.7 dB on the Apostle 2026, its output impedance is 0.5 Ω against a one-eighth limit of 2.75 Ω and 1.25 Ω, and its noise figure puts the hiss floor 19 dB and 18 dB below the 20 dB SPL this site treats as the point where a quiet room stops hiding it.
| Model | As printed | Tolerance | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annihilator 2026 | 20hz - 45khz | not printed | not printed |
| Apostle 2026 | 20Hz~ 40kHz | not printed | not printed |
Elysian Acoustic Labs prints 20hz - 45khz for the Annihilator 2026 and 20Hz~ 40kHz for the Apostle 2026.
Neither range has a tolerance printed beside it, so a wider range on one sheet is not deeper bass or more treble.
Not a measurement; maker by maker.
Both have a page of their own. In full: Elysian Acoustic Labs Annihilator 2026 and Elysian Acoustic Labs Apostle 2026. Every figure on this page comes from what Elysian Acoustic Labs published, or is derived from it — what that maker publishes, counted.